Therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids: an evidence mapping and appraisal of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although cannabis and cannabinoids are widely used with therapeutic purposes, their claimed efficacy is highly controversial. For this reason, medical cannabis use is a broad field of research that is rapidly expanding. Our objectives are to identify, characterize, appraise, and organize the current available evidence surrounding therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids, using evidence maps.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and CINAHL, to identify systematic reviews (SRs) published from their inception up to December 2017. Two authors assessed eligibility and extracted data independently. We assessed methodological quality of the included SRs using the AMSTAR tool. To illustrate the extent of use of medical cannabis, we organized the re

SUBMITTER: Montero-Oleas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076827 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature